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Weight Loss/Maintenance

hennasammuel

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19. Why is the keto diet good for you?

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2018, 05:05 AM

Sep 2018

A keto diet refers to a ketogenic diet, which is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carb diet. The goal is to get more calories from protein and fat than from carbs. It works by depleting your body of its store of sugar, so it will start to break down protein and fat for energy, causing ketosis (and weight loss).

1. Aids in weight loss
2. Reduces acne
3. May help reduce risk of cancer
4. Improves heart health
5. May protect brain functioning
6. Potentially reduces seizures
7. Improves health in women with PCOS

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Can anyone give me information on the benefits of a Keto Diet please? [View all] no_hypocrisy Jul 2018 OP

I lost 35 pounds in like 6 weeks, sometimes a pound a day. dem4decades Jul 2018 #1

Loosing weight is the best thing about it rainy Jul 2018 #2

discuss with your doctor, otherwise i'd suggest avoiding it. unblock Jul 2018 #3

I'm doing a mixed keto paleo. I eat tons of green and seeds and nuts and applegrove Jul 2018 #4

Paleo is good but can still be high in carbs. sagesnow Jul 2018 #13

Good for you. That is my goal. applegrove Jul 2018 #14

Well, there's the dry mouth... And the bad breath... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2018 #5

Check out the information sagesnow Jul 2018 #6

Insulin does not force your body to store Phoenix61 Jul 2018 #7

Three functions of insulin- sagesnow Jul 2018 #9

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Dr Berg is a quack. Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2018 #8

Way back in the sixties, this was the Stillman, or "water" diet cyclonefence Jul 2018 #10

Wrong. sagesnow Jul 2018 #12

I'm glad it's working for you cyclonefence Jul 2018 #16

Sorry, to clarify... sagesnow Jul 2018 #17

Thanks cyclonefence Jul 2018 #18

I would ignore the naysayers who refer to this as a "fad diet". They don't know what they're Dream Girl Jul 2018 #11

I agree- are there any studies comparing sagesnow Jul 2018 #15

Why is the keto diet good for you? hennasammuel Sep 2018 #19

welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2018 #22

Think original Eskimo diet. Protein and fat. fleabiscuit Sep 2018 #20

There are none. ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #21

Benefits of a Keto Diet: Amanda Cerny Sep 2019 #23